Precious’s Birds
July 14, 2024 - After my dad refilled the big feeder, the Blue Jays were the first to move in.... Read more
Blue Jay
 | I’m a backyard bully. I run little birds away from the feeder in order to get more food for myself. My call sounds like ‘Jay, Jay!’ and it sometimes makes little birds mistake me for a hawk. They scatter, leaving more food for me! Most Likely Found: In your backyard When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Bok Tower, Circle B Bar Reserve, Lake Apopka Read more: Blue Jay at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Blue Jay eBird range |
I have written 9 posts including a photo of a Blue Jay
Summer Families at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 3, 2021 - This Blue Jay called goodbye and told me to return soon!... Read more
Backyard Birding Corona-Style: Special Guest Post by Whiskey
May 10, 2020 - The Blue Jays have started to come to the backyard feeders for peanuts.... Blue Jays aren't the only blue birds that come visit me.... Read more
Birding in my Parents’ Backyard
February 15, 2020 - This Blue Jay fussed a lot before he sipped.... Read more
Somewhere Under the Rainbow, My Birds Fly
June 30, 2017 - Now that I've put out suet, the Blue Jays are regular visitors to the feeders.... Read more
Red-Headed Woodpeckers at Bok Tower
October 29, 2014 - Warblers hopped around, Blue Jays circled their territory, and a small group of 5-7 Red-headed Woodpeckers gathered acorns for winter...... Blue Jays were all over the place.... Read more
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 13, 2012 - Shorty spent a good part of the afternoon taking care of their new family. They'd fly down to the feeder, grab a seed, then disappear up into the oak tree. Tiny baby calls would ensue. Then the process repeated, over and over. We tried to find the nest, but I…... Read more
Anniversary at Bok Tower Gardens
June 5, 2011 - Turtle There were Blue Jays all over. These common birds do not hang out in my backyard, so it's always fun to see them. I spotted a juvenile bird feeding with its mother at the bird feeder (squirrel feeder!) by the tower overlook. This adult was near the Visitor's Center. …... Read more
Quiet morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve
September 18, 2010 - I did snap this fun shot of a Red-Bellied Woodpecker and Blue Jay together.... Red-bellied Woodpecker and Blue Jay Last week I saw these butterflies back on the Eagle Roost trail, but I forgot to post the picture.... Gulf Fritillary butterflies Species list: Anhinga, Belted Kingfisher (heard), Black-Bellied Whistling Duck,…... Read more